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Spirit of the Earth
Earth-Spirit
also: Föld szelleme, Voice of the Earth-Spirit
A personified natural force in Az ember tragédiája representing the bond between humanity and the material earth. The Earth-Spirit appears in scene 13 to warn Adam that he cannot survive in the void beyond Earth's atmosphere — his soul, thought, and feeling are all functions of the earthly matter from which he came.
Reading notes
- The Tragedy of Man §3 Spirit of the Earth / Föld szelleme
A personified natural force in Az ember tragédiája representing the bond between humanity and the material earth. The Earth-Spirit appears in scene 13 to warn Adam that he cannot survive in the void beyond Earth's atmosphere — his soul, thought, and feeling are all functions of the earthly matter from which he came.